Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1979.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Declarations (Text)Peaceful Coexistence Right to Peace

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12 operative paragraphs

Every nation and every human being, regardless of race, conscience, language or sex, has the inherent right to life in peace. Respect for that right, as well as for the other human rights, is in the common interest of all mankind and an indispensable condition of advancement of all nations,

large and small, in all fields.

A war of aggression, its planning, preparation or initiation are crimes against peace and are prohibited by international law.

In accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, States have the duty to refrain from propaganda for wars of aggression.

Every State, acting in the spirit of friendship and good-neighbourly relations, has the duty to promote all-round, mutually advantageous and equitable political, economic, social and cultural co-operation with other States, notwithstanding their socio-economic systems, with a view to securing their common existence and co-operation in peace,

in conditions of mutual understanding of and respect for the identity and diversity of all peoples,

and the duty to take up actions conducive to the furtherance of the ideals of peace, humanism and freedom.

Every State has the duty to respect the right of all peoples to self-determination, independence,

equality, sovereignty, the territorial integrity of States and the inviolability of their frontiers, including the right to determine the road of their development, without interference or intervention in their internal affairs.

A basic instrument of the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the threat inherent in the arms race, as well as efforts towards general and complete disarmament, under effective international control, including partial measures with that end in view, in accordance with the principles agreed upon within the United Nations and relevant international agreements.

Every State has the duty to discourage all manifestations and practices of colonialism, as well as racism, racial discrimination and apartheid, as contrary to the right of peoples to self-determination and to other human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Every State has the duty to discourage advocacy of hatred and prejudice against other peoples as contrary to the principles of peaceful coexistence and friendly co-operation.

78 Resolution 217 A (III).

79 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

II Calls upon all States, in order to implement the above principles:

To act perseveringly and consistently, with (a) due regard for the constitutional rights and the role of the family, the institutions and the organizations concerned:

( i) To ensure that their policies relevant to the implementation of the present Declaration,

including educational processes and teaching methods as well as media information activities, incorporate contents compatible with the task of the preparation for life in peace of entire societies and, in particular, the young generations;

Therefore, to discourage and eliminate incitement to racial hatred, national or other discrimination, injustice or advocacy of violence and war;

To develop various forms of bilateral and multilateral co-operation, also in international, governmental and non-governmental organizations, with a view to enhancing preparation of societies to live in peace and, in particular, exchanging experiences on projects pursued with that end in view;

III 1.

Recommends that the governmental and nongovernmental organizations concerned should initiate appropriate action towards the implementation of the present Declaration;

States that a full implementation of the principles enshrined in the present Declaration calls for concerted action on the part of Governments, the 1:Jnited Nations and the specialized agencies, in particular the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as well as other interested international and national organizations, both governmental and non-governmental;

Requests the Secretary-General to follow the progress made in the implementation of the present Declaration and to submit periodic reports thereon to the General Assembly, the first such report to be submitted not later than at its thirty-sixth session.

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